In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading
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"Why we love this nerdy role-playing fantasy game. ... In an age of virtual reality, video games, and smartphones, more and more people are getting into this magical, nerdy tabletop fantasy role-playing... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 1 week ago • 18 views • 10:13More and more pitchers are throwing triple digits. The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 229 views • 9:46At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 408 views • 7:08I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months ago • 454 views • 5:46On this episode of How'd They Do That, we take a look at how a top fuel dragster makes all its power and barrels down the 1,000-ft race track.
posted by bobknight33 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 197 views • 13:49Mutiny on the SS Global Warming, Perpetrated by the Top Ranked "Sailors on that vessel"
posted by bobknight33 6 years 9 months ago • 65 views • 5:01Too bad the eclipse is happening in the middle of MY night! YouTube: Please SHARE so people know what to look for on Eclipse Day! (NOTE: Be sure to get the correct app! There are two. You want actual... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 348 views • 2:49I'm at the top of Mount Evans, more than 14,000 feet - 4.3km - above sea level. This is definitely a mountain: but why doesn't the smaller summit next to it also count? Let's talk about prominence. (Just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 152 views • 2:46YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years ago • 2,401 views • 3:24The Spartans are remembered as famous warriors but their words could be every bit as biting as their spears! Here is a top 10 list of the most epic Spartan one liners in history!
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 weeks ago • 449 views • 5:31The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 144 views • 10:14Published on Mar 23, 2017 The Democratic Party’s top officials will meet with some of their wealthiest donors in Washington, D.C., this week to plot the Trump resistance, according to documents obtained... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 49 views • 18:39Maybe one of the most delicious food plots of the 90s, or any decade for that matter, hails from a lesser-known sitcom called 'Seinfeld'. This scrappy little American comedy featured a so-called "Soup... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 298 views • 10:43Turns out even the tiniest of screw-ups can result in major problems. From metric math mistakes at NASA to impatient generals dooming their own men. -yt
posted by eric3579 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 440 views • 10:56I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months ago • 419 views • 11:27Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada From YouTube: War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 115 views • 13:50All Democrats agree to stop illegal immigrants to enter. But Since Trump wear a R on his jersey he is opposed by the left.
posted by bobknight33 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 106 views • 3:31"The best inaugural addresses have all been short..."
posted by ant 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 8 views • 5:41